Ringless curtain-pole.



Patented Aug.'l2, I902. H. H. EDGELY.

RINGLESS CURTAIN POLE. l

(Apjlicution filed Aug. 24, 1901. (No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY HARRISON EDGELY, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RINGLESS CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,539, dated August12, 1902.

Application filed August 24, 1901. Berial No- 73,116. (No model.) I

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HARRISON EDGELY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Altoona,in the county of Blair and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in RinglessCurtain- Poles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in curtain-poles, and has for its objectto provide an arrangement whereby the use of hooks and pins may bedispensed with. In carrying out this object I provide the ordinarywooden curtain-pole with a recess running the entire length thereof andin which is adapted to fit a rod around which is secured one end of thecurtain andbo'th beingheld in position by the ornamental knobs or caps.

A further object ofmy improvement is to provide an arrangement wherebymyimprovement may be practically utilized in corners when the ornamentalknobs or. caps are left off; and with these objects in view myinventionalso consists in the peculiar construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, as will be fully described in the followingspecification and pointed out in the claim, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimprovement as in use. Fig. 2. is a perspective view of one end ofzthepole, showing the several parts detached. Fig.3 is a detail sectiontaken through thevends of the pole and showing'the arrangement forlocking the ornamental knobin place. Fig. 4 is a detail cross-sectiontaken; about centrally through the pole and showing the manner ofholding the curtain thereto. Fig. 5 is asimilar view showing a differentway of supporting and draping the curtain; and Fig. 6 is a detail Viewof one end of the pole and rod, showing the means employed when the twopoles are mortised together, as in a corner.

In carrying out my invention I employ an ordinary wooden pole A, havinga recess a arranged therein, which is l designed to run the entirelength of the said pole and in which is adapted to fit a rod B, havingone end of the curtain wrappedor looped thereon, and inorder to firmlyand positively hold the rod in place I arrange a sleeve 0 upon each ofthe ornamental knobs or caps D, that is designed to fit over the reducedends A of the pole and close the ends of the recess and clamp the rodtherein, and by forming the ends of the pole with the reduced portionthe sleeves when in position will be flush with the peripheral surfaceof the pole, and thus providing an even surface, which allows the poleto lie flat within its brackets or keepers. As this knob is apt to bejolted off the pole by reason of the curtain being shaken or moved, Iarrange bayonet-slots c in the outer end of the sleeve, which aredesigned to fit over pins E, carried by the pole, and thereby firmly andsecurely locking the knobs in place. In practice I prefer to arrange theknob and sleeve of separate pieces; but I desire it understood thatrthesame may be cast or made integral, if desired.

In fitting curtain-poles in corners, such as bay-windows, it is wellknown that the knobs are often left ofi, soas to form a close union ofthe poles, and in order to make my im provement applicable to thisarrangement I provide plates F, having perforations arranged therein,one of which being for the reception of a screw or nail f for securelyholding it to the pole, while the other is adapted for the reception ofa spring b, that is driven in or formed upon the end of the rod.

It will thus be seen that I provide a simple,

cheap, and efficient arrangement for holding the curtain to the polewithout the 'use of hooks or pin, which often tear ordestroy thecurtain.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what Iclaim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A curtain-holder comprising a solid pole having its ends reduced andagroove circular in cross-section produced-therein throughoutits length,pinsarranged on the reduced ends of the pole, knobshavingsleeve portionsformed integral therewith, the said sleeves having bayonet-slotsfprmedtherein that are adapted to receive the pins forholding the said knobsin position, and a pole adapted to restwithin the groove and held ICO inposition by'thesleeves of the knobs, substantially as shownanddescribed.

HENRY HARRISON 'EDGELY.

Witnesses:

G. O. HoENs'rINE, S. S. B. RAMEY.

